Hosts: Steve Borsch, Tim Elliott, Graeme Thickins and Phil Wilson.
Music: Viejito 2053 by Juan Oskar. Brought to us by the podsafe Music Alley.
The Podcast
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Discussed During the Show
Minnesota’s Top Stories
- HyperIQ Grows on Heels of Merger
- Samsung has acquired SmartThings for a reported $200M
- CenturyLink announces super-fast fiber Internet speed
- MentorMate Acquired by Taylor Corp
- 2014 Titans of Technology honorees announced
- Connected-car startup spun out of Best Buy raises $8M
- What is OBD-II?
- Zubie
- Cheap OBDII Scanner
- AppCrawlr has many pages of OBD II compatible apps for iPhone/iPad, Android and Windows phone:
Last Week’s Other Big Stories
- Apple to Hold iPhone Event on Sept. 9
- Justin.tv shuts down after 7 years amid reports Google is acquiring Twitch
- Meet Peq, The Next Smart Home Hub
Other Mentions
Steve’s Security Tip of the Week
When you are traveling, especially abroad, assume you will be pickpocketed (Steve was, in Rome, but in a rare development was saved by the Italian military police, the Carabinieri). Find out how to secure your cash, credit cards and what to do in the event you are pickpocketed!
- Steve’s post: A Vacation in Rome: Angels, Demons and Dirt)
- RickSteves.com has a wealth of information, including articles like:
- TripAdvisor Travel Forums (great tips and suggestions)
Gang’s “One Cool Thing of the Week”
- Phil: Booster for Pivotal Tracker
- Tim: littleBits
- Graeme: Yo because of this WSJ article
- Steve: OffMaps2 (uses OpenStreetMap)
Upcoming Events
- INVESTyR’s Fundraising in the Digital Economy, 1st Tuesday of each month 3:30-4:30pm
- Twin Cities Startup Week and Startup Weekend (tons of events – take the week off!)
- “Gigabit Highway” conference, Minneapolis Sept. 2-4
- Mobile Twin Cities, Smartwatches: Past, Present and Future Sept. 8th
- MinneDemo 18, September 11th
- MHTA Tekne Awards Finalist Announcements, Wed Sept 17th
- Cyber Security Summit 2014, Oct 21st